International Organizations and Groups

address - Avenue Joseph Anoma, 01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire
phone - 225 2720263900
website - www.afdb.org/en
established - 14 August 1963
effective - 10 September 1964
aim - help reduce poverty, improve living conditions for Africans, and mobilize resources for the continent’s economic and social development

regional members - (54) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
non-regional members - (28) Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (Turkiye), UAE (ADF member only), UK, US

note - replaces Organization of African Unity (OAU)
address -  P.O. Box 3243, Roosvelt Street W21K19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
phone - 251 11 551 77 00
fax - 251 11 551 78 44
website - https://au.int/
established - 9 July 2002
aim - to achieve greater unity among African States; to defend states' integrity and independence; to accelerate political, social, and economic integration; to encourage international cooperation; to promote democratic principles and institutions

members - (55) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso (suspended), Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon (suspended), The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea (suspended), Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali (suspended), Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger (suspended), Nigeria, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara), Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan (suspended), Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

note - acronym from Organismo para la Proscripcion de las Armas Nucleares en la America Latina y el Caribe (OPANAL)
address - Milton #61, Colonia Anzures, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo
P. C. 11590, Mexico City, Mexico
phone - (52) 55 5255 2914
fax - (52) 55 5255 3748
email - info@opanal.org
website - https://www.opanal.org
established - 14 February 1967 under the Treaty of Tlatelolco
aim - maintain a nuclear-weapons-free zone in Latin America and the Caribbean and encourage peaceful uses of atomic energy and the global prohibition of nuclear weapons

members - (33) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

note - formerly known as the Andean Group (AG) and the Andean Common Market (Ancom)
address - Av. Paseo de la República 3895, San Isidro, Lima, Perú
phone - (511) 7016400
email - correspondencia@comunidadandina.org
website - http://www.comunidadandina.org/
established - 26 May 1969; present name established 1 October 1992
effective - 16 October 1969
aim - to achieve an integral, balanced, and autonomous development, through Andean integration, with projection towards a South American and Latin American integration

members - (4) Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
associate members - (5) Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
observers - (2) Morocco, Spain, Turkey

note - also known as Banque Arabe de Développement Economique en Afrique (BADEA)
address - P. O. Box 2640 Khartoum - Sudan
phone - 249-1-83773646 /83773709
fax - 249-1-83770600/83770498
email - badea@badea.org
website - https://www.badea.org/
established - 18 February 1974
effective - 16 September 1974
aim - to strengthen economic, financial, and technical cooperation between Arab and African regions 

members - (17) Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE; plus the Palestine Liberation Organization (not included in member count); note - these are all the members of the Arab League, excluding Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen

address - P.O. Box 21923 SAFAT, 13080 Kuwait, State of Kuwait
phone - (965) 2495 9000
fax - (965) 249 593 90/91/92
email - HQ@ARABFUND.ORG
website - https://www.arabfund.org/
established - 16 May 1968
aim - to promote economic and social development projects in Arab countries 

members - (21) Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen; plus the Palestine Liberation Organization (not included in the member count)

address - 73, Rue Tensift, Agdal Rabat, Morocco
phone - 212 537 68 13 74/73/72/71
fax - 212 537 68 13 77
email - Sg.uma@maghrebarabe.org
website - https://maghrebarabe.org/
established - 17 February 1989
aim - to promote cooperation and integration among the Arab states of northern Africa

members - (5) Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia

address - Arab Monetary AMF Building, Corniche Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
phone - (971) (2) 6171400
fax - (971) (2) 6326454
website - https://www.amf.org.ae/en
established - 27 April 1976
effective - 2 February 1977
aim - to promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in monetary and economic affairs

members - (21) Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen; plus the Palestine Liberation Organization (not included in the member count)

address - Arctic Council Secretariat, Fram Centre, Postboks 6606, Stakkevollan, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
email - acs@arctic-council.org
website - https://arctic-council.org/
established - 19 September 1996
aim - to address the common concerns and challenges faced by Arctic governments and the people of the Arctic; to protect the Arctic environment

members - (8) Canada, Denmark (Greenland, Faroe Islands), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, US
permanent participants - (6) Aleut International Association, Arctic Athabaskan Council, Gwich'in Council International, Inuit Circumpolar Conference, Russian Association of Indigenous People of the North, Saami Council
observers - (13) China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, UK

address - ARF Unit, ASEAN Secretariat, 70A Jalan Sisingamangaraja, Jakarta, Indonesia 12110
phone - (6221) 7262991; 7243372
fax - (6221) 7398234; 7243504
email - ARFUnit@asean.org
website - https://aseanregionalforum.asean.org
established - 25 July 1994
aim - to foster constructive dialogue and consultation on political and security issues of common interest and make significant contributions to efforts towards confidence-building and preventive diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region

 members - (27) Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, China, EU, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, US, Vietnam

address - 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines
phone - 63 2 8632 4444
fax - 63 2 8636 2444
website - https://www.adb.org/
established - 19 December 1966
aim - to achieve a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining efforts to eradicate extreme poverty

members - (49) Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, NZ, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam
non-regional members - (19) Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (Turkiye), United Kingdom, United States

address - Tower A, Asia Financial Center, No.1 Tianchen East Road,
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101
phone - 86-10-8358-0000
fax - 86 (0)10-8358-0920
email -  information@aiib.org
website - https://www.aiib.org/en/index.html
established - January 2016
aim - to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia

regional members (including prospective members) - (47) Afghanistan, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Fiji, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkey, UAE, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam; prospective - Armenia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
non-regional members (including prospective members) - (49) Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liberia, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Uruguay; prospective - Bolivia, Djibouti, El Salvador, Kenya, Nigeria, Libya, Senegal, Tanzania, Venezuela